Retrieved 10 February List of nature centers in Florida. The Ocala National Forest receives more visitors than any other national forest in the Sunshine State. The word Ocala is thought to be a derivative of a Timucuan term meaning "fair land" or "big hammock ".

The forest's spring-fed rivers support southern coastal plain hydric hammockshammocks of evergreen and hardwood trees, near their floodplains.

This page was last edited on 5 Juneat Biscayne Dry Tortugas Everglades. Dry, sandy areas support Florida longleaf pine sandhills and Florida peninsula inland scrub. There are four officially designated wilderness ocsla lying within Ocala National Forest that are part of the National Wilderness Preservation System.

Longleaf pine sandhills are woodlands dominated by longleaf pine Pinus palustris. Pinecastle targets have also been certified for laser operations.

Loxahatchee River Wekiva River. The Ocala National Forest is a wildlife management area, in which hunting and fishing activities are managed by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

Florida Department of Environmental Protection.

Because this trail is not paved, bicycles need to be suited for rough terrain. Apalachicola Choctawhatchee Ocala Osceola. This section is written like a travel guide rather than an encyclopedic description of the subject. The summer season is much warmer and wetter. Coordinates on Wikidata All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from February Wikipedia articles with style issues from July All articles with style issues.

Johns rivers in Central Florida. Farles Prairie in Ocala National Forest. Water plays an important part in a variety of recreational opportunities in the forest. National Gap Analysis Program.

Motor Vehicle Use Map, MVUM, Ocala National Forest

It is part of the south trail system off FR Archie Carr Arthur R. Marks Historic Railroad Withlacoochee.

Between the river boundaries of this Forest lie central highlands, coastal lowlands, swampssprings and hundreds of lakes and ponds. The Pinecastle Bombing Range is a fenced lcala, acres United States Geological Survey.

Ocala National Forest - Maplets

Live ordnance is restricted to the Live Ordnance Impact Area; inert ordnance is mp on all other targets. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. National Forests of the United States.